Do International Business Professionals’ Ethical Perceptions Associate with Their Prior Education, Country, or Gender?

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 41-68
Author(s):  
Haseena Niazi ◽  
Richard A. Bernardi ◽  
Susan M. Bosco ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Ethical Perceptions ◽  
Business Professionals

When context trumps culture: Persuasion in international business disputes

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurit Zaidman ◽  
Rinat Itzhaki ◽  
Oded Shenkar
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
International Management ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
Culturally Different ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
Communication Differences

Persuasion plays an important role in international business interactions. Within this domain, it is often argued that persuasion is a form of communication and as such embedded in cultural norms. It is also argued that forms of persuasion differ across cultures. The data described in this study of persuasive tactics deployed by Israeli and Indian business professionals in their attempts to resolve disputes with their partners suggest otherwise. These data mainly comprise 142 coded letters, addressed to the correspondents’ business partner and to the mediator. The quantitative results of the study show similarities in the choice of persuasive tactics employed by Israeli and Indian correspondents, when writing to each other and when writing to the mediator. The quantitative and qualitative results show that these research subjects, from two culturally different populations, constructed their persuasion tactics and communication in a similar manner. Hence, despite the apparent cultural and communication differences between them, they both employed similar communication tactics. These intriguing data are explained in the light of the fact that both Indian and Israeli subjects were experiencing a situation which they subjectively perceived as one involving a threat of meaningful loss. These perceptions and emotional responses led the participants toward similar communication behavior. This study contributes to international management research, and particularly to intercultural communication research, by demonstrating that contextual conditions do cause culturally different populations to communicate similarly.

scholarly journals An Examination of the Technology of Specialised Soft Skill Sets Deployed in Business Sectors from Four Different Regions of the Globe

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Thi Thu Hang Truong ◽  
Ronald S. Laura ◽  
Kylie Shaw
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Business School ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
The World ◽  
Business Sectors

<p class="BodyA"><em>Our central objective in this paper is twofold: first, to examine the scholarly literature on the technological importance of soft skills in Business, and second, to review the major research studies on the views of employers and the industries they serve regarding the specific character and combination sets of key soft skills best suited for business professionals located in four distinct and economically vibrant major business regions of the world. The key findings have been distilled from the literature and analysed to identify patterns of congruence, with the aim of cataloguing reasonably discrete combinatory sets of soft skills ideally suited to the specific business priorities which characterise these four different regions. The concluding section of the paper will consider the extent to which these distinct skill sets can be pedagogically developed in such a way that they become deeply embedded as foundational in the creation of an international business school curriculum, featuring five discrete sets of soft skills, each of which is ideally constructed for one of the four different regions.</em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN THE BUSINESS SPECIALISTS’ PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

2016 ◽  
pp. 200-205
Author(s):  
T. Yu. Osadchaya
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Intercultural Interaction ◽  
Modern Business

The paper discusses the importance of intercultural competence for future international business professionals. This competence becomes increasingly popular today because in terms of integration and globalization, it affects the person’s professional performance in the modern business environment. The paper explores the nature and content of the phenomenon of intercultural competence of a specialist in the field of Economics and Business, defines the role and importance of studying the main characteristics of the world business cultures for efficient intercultural interaction.

scholarly journals Reflexivity as a Vital Skill for Future Researchers and Professionals

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-26
Author(s):  
Anna Kimberley
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
International Business ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
Story Writing

The emergence of a reflective paradigm in higher education in the last two decades, has been emphasised as a necessary skill both for future business professionals and researchers. The development of these skills should therefore be included in business school curricula. The ability to critically reflect has been identified as a crucial part of employability. This calls for developing pedagogical approaches that will stimulate students’ critical thinking skills, encourage self-review as well as convey practice realities. This paper presents an application of such pedagogical methods applied in a set of course activities aimed specifically at developing reflexivity and self-efficacy of undergraduate business students, within the context of a university of applied sciences. It also demonstrates that the pedagogical solutions applied not only resulted in the desired learning outcomes, but also produced additional benefits to the students. A pedagogical approach was created and incorporated into one semester International Business Communication course taught to undergraduate international business students. It aimed at developing critical thinking skills, and reflexivity. It was incorporated in three activities: (1) introducing the students to the concept of reflexivity (reflecting on reflection), (2) writing reflectively about own cultural identity (reflection in action), (3) story writing and storytelling (reflecting on action). The methodological approach used was qualitative interpretation, and the method applied was narrative analysis of the data generated by reflective narratives created by the students. The findings showed that reflexivity was identified as a new concept, both necessary and helpful in self-development. Reflecting on one’s own cultural identity created different types of awareness, which contributed to developing deeper knowledge about one’s own cultural identity. Reflecting on story writing and storytelling showed the following learning benefits: discovering creative potential, as well as developing confidence in dealing with new, unexpected, and challenging situations. Moreover, the following additional learning benefits were identified: enhanced openness towards the immediate environment, improved understanding of otherness, and the applicability of the above skills for business professionals and researchers.

International perspectives on the profile of highly talented international business professionals

2017 ◽  
Vol 92 (7) ◽  
pp. 323-331
Author(s):  
Petra van Heugten ◽  
Marjolein Heijne-Penninga ◽  
Patricia Robbe ◽  
Debbie Jaarsma ◽  
Marca Wolfensberger
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
International Perspectives

Teaching international business development using current business metrics

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-274
Author(s):  
Leonard L. Lundstrum
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
International Business ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Metrics

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to set forth a less-costly, more flexible approach to teaching the analysis of international business development opportunities. Design/methodology/approach The approach capitalizes upon the high-quality business condition metrics, which are necessary to inform the development decision, that have recently become freely-available through a set of institutions that gather and distribute these metrics. Findings Critical thinking skills in this area are developed here not just by understanding the tools of analysis but also by having participated in a series of active classroom activities focused upon private investment decisions in a set of disparate countries. Practical implications This approach develops rising business professionals with refined critical thinking skills who will be able to immediately contribute to international business development decision-making. Social implications Opportunities for students to learn these critical thinking skills can be far more available because the traditional method by which these skills have been taught has been by finding a partner business with the resources to pay for such data. In exchange for allowing students to use the data experientially the partner firm benefits from the work product of the students who study the international business development project at the firm’s offices. Originality/value The approach set forth provides an accessible alternate for those on-campus students and distance-learning students who do not need to have the flexibility to travel to the site of a business partner – where most of this learning has heretofore been arranged.

The Architecture and Implementation for International Trade Settlement Software Design

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 2939-2942
Author(s):  
Guo Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Software Design ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Settlement System ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
J2ee Platform ◽  
Flexible Support ◽  
Reform And Opening Up ◽  
Opening Up

As China's reform and opening up the market, in the process of the WTO entering China, a growing number of financial institutions, enterprises, and individual funds began to internationally trade in a variety of ways. This system is based on the domestic bank of international settlement business has carried on the earnest analysis, comprehensive bank core accounting system and the peripheral system experience, on the basis of the practical demand for business bank, under the guidance of senior international business professionals in the industry and the design and development. The international settlement system adopts B/S structure, based on the J2EE platform, achieve security, flexible, support for multiple platforms.

scholarly journals An Empirical Study on the Association between International Experiences and Ethical Perceptions

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Hui Ho
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Ethical Perceptions ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
International Experiences ◽  
Experience Questionnaire ◽  
Future Business

International experiences have gained increasing attentions by business professionals in the era of business globalization. Business ethics has also received substantial attentions due to those unceasing business scandals and their significant impact on stakeholders. As a result, research on business ethics and international experiences has no doubt brought about a growing attention lately. Nevertheless, little empirical research investigated the association between international experiences and ethical perceptions. Therefore, this study intends to explore the relationships between international experiences and ethical perceptions of business students. A questionnaire survey which takes business students in Taiwan as research subjects was used to probe participants’ ethical perceptions and their international experiences. The Multidimensional Ethics Scales is employed to measure students’ ethical perceptions, and an international experience questionnaire was developed to determine students’ international experiences. The findings reveal significant relationships exist between international experiences and ethical perceptions of business students. The study can promote further understanding of the associations of international experiences and ethical perceptions of future business professionals. Furthermore, the results of the study can help higher education institutions and international businesses to realize the possible impact of international experiences on ethical perceptions for business students.

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